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WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING,[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
IT'S A REGULAR SESSION.I'M CALLING IT TO ORDER, JUNE 14TH, 6:00 PM.
WE'VE GOT THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS INAUGURATE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS,
[INAUGURATION OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS]
AND THAT WOULD BE ME AND MR. FARCO.MICHAEL WELLS, YOU DO THE HONORS.
[MUSIC] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION IN WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE? SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> THIS IS YOUR OATH OF OFFICE.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3 OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF UNITED STATES, THE CITY OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD? SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER].
>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED, OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE? SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> OATH OF OFFICE. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 5, OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF UNITED STATES, THE CITY OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD? SO HELP YOU GOD.
[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]
WE ARE HAPPY TO ALL BE HERE THIS EVENING.
MR. BOYTER CALLED AN ILL THIS EVENING.
WE HOPE HIM THE BEST AND HE WILL GET BETTER SHORTLY, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP WE'VE GOT AN INVOCATION WITH BISHOP NOSA. PLEASE STAND.
I WANT TO AGAIN CONGRATULATE BRO, STEVE AND AMY FOR THIS WONDERFUL POSITION, CAN WE GIVE A CLAP OFFER TO THEM AGAIN.
[APPLAUSE] LET'S PRAY. OUR LORD, OUR GOD WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HAND OF MERCY.
THANK YOU FOR YOU ARE THE ONLY GOD THAT PUT IN A MAN OR A WOMAN IN A POSITION.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WONDERFUL ELECTED OFFICERS.
WE PRAY LORD THAT THEY WILL NOT DO IT FOR THEIR OWN SELF BUT THEY WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY AND BRING THE GLORY UNTO YOUR NAME.
LORD TODAY WE COMMIT THE DISCUSSION OF THE MEETINGS UNTO YOU, WE ASK THAT YOU WILL GIVE US THE ENABLEMENT, THE INSIGHT, UNDERSTANDING OF THE PASSION OF EVERYONE THAT ARE BRINGING THEIR ISSUES OF A CONSIGN.
BY THE END, THE DECISION THAT WOULD COME UPON WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU HAVE ALREADY DESIGNED [INAUDIBLE], THAT WE'LL ALL BE ABLE TO AGREE THAT THEY WILL LEAVE HERE HAPPY THAT GOD HAS ANSWERED THEIR DESIRES FOR THEM.
LORD TODAY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HAND UPON THIS COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT, WE PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES, FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB THEY'RE DOING FOR THIS COMMUNITY WE LIFT THEM UP THAT YOU WILL SUSTAIN THEM AND STRENGTHEN THEM IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE WE BRING INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY FOR DIVINE INVESTOR THAT AT THE END BEDFORD COMMUNITY OR THE CITY WOULD BE THE BEST IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE THANK YOU FATHER FOR UNSEEN FORCES THAT MIGHT BE CONTENDING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY,
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OTHER COUNTY, OTHER STATE.MAY THE HEAVENS OF BEDFORD CITY BE OPENED.
MAY YOUR GRACE REIGN UP ON THIS CITY, MAY YOUR RAIN OF ABUNDANCE FLOW INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
SHARPEN WHAT NEEDS TO BE SHARPENED, REMOVE WHAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
ABOVE ALL WE CALL UPON YOUR HAND UPON THIS MEETING.
IN JESUS NAME WE ALL PRAY, AND WE'LL SAY TOGETHER A BIG AMEN.
>> [LAUGHTER] I AM UPLIFTED. LET ME JUST SAY.
> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AMEN [LAUGHTER].
>> WE HAVE ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SPEAKERS,
[OPEN FORUM]
MR. COLBERTSON HERE TONIGHT.IT'S OPEN FORUM, I GUESS I HAVE TO READ THIS.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS POSTED ON THIS AGENDA.
CITIZENS DESIRE TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST DO SO AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE OPEN.
IN ORDER TO SPEAK DURING OPEN FORUM, A PERSON MUST FIRST SIGN IN WITH THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO REGULAR SESSION BEING CALLED TO ORDER.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED UPON IN THEIR ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGN IN.
ANY PERSON NOT SIGNING IN PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE REGULAR SESSION SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK UNDER OPEN FORUM.
FURTHER, OPEN FORUM IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES.
[LAUGHTER] SHOULD SPEAKERS NOT USE THE ENTIRE 30 MINUTES, COUNCIL WILL PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA.
AT THE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR MAY EXTEND THE TIME ALLOTTED FOR OPEN FORUM.
>> I WAS BLESSED WITH FOUR SONS, BUT THAT'S NOT ME.
[LAUGHTER] HAVE I LEFT MESSAGES ON YOUR PHONE?
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE UP AT THE BEDFORD SCHOOL WHO BECAUSE THEY READ ABOUT THIS, WHY TAKEN CONTROL OF THE NEW CENTER? THEY ARE ALL FEARFUL FOR THEIR JOBS.
I DON'T THINK WE COULD AFFORD TO JUST DROP THEM.
I THINK WE NEED TO SPEAK TO THEM AND ENSURE THEM THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR JOBS TOO.
BECAUSE DALE HAS BEEN HERE 30 YEARS.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DROP HIM OR KICK HIM OUT TO THE STREET BECAUSE WE GOT THE WHY.
BUT THEY'RE CONCERNED, AND I SPEAK NOW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE A CONCERN AND WE SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR CONCERNS.
> MR. [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND?
>> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, SIR.
ACTUALLY, THE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN TOLD IN FACT, I THINK YOU WERE EVEN AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS WHEN THE MAYOR AND I WERE THERE, THE EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN TOLD, I WOULD SAY DOUBLE-DIGIT AMOUNT OF TIMES 10, 15 TIMES, THEIR JOBS ARE NOT IMPACTED.
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD PROBABLY DOZEN TIMES THAT THE YMCA AGREEMENT WILL HAVE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS IF THE CITY EVER DECIDES TO SCALE BACK ANYTHING LIKE SENIOR SERVICES, THEY'RE GUARANTEEING EMPLOYMENT WITH YMCA, SO I GET IT.
NO ONE EVER WANTS TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR JOB, BUT IF THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR JOB, I THINK THEY ARE MANIFESTING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT REALISTIC BECAUSE WE'VE TOLD THEM SO MANY TIMES AND FEEL FREE TO QUOTE ME AND THIS IS ON THE RECORD.
IT'S NEVER BEEN ABOUT REPLACING OR TAKING AWAY THEIR JOB EVER, AND THEY KNOW THAT.
>> BUT THEY'RE STILL CONCERNED.
YOU WERE THERE WHEN DALE WAS MAKING THOSE RUNS TO THE BURGER PLACE?
>> HE MADE ABOUT 40 TRIPS OUT THERE TO THAT TRUCK AND BACK.
HE WORKED HARD AND I THINK WE SHOULD REWARD HIM AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO STAY AND NOT LET THEM BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR JOBS.
>> WELL, IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA ON HOW I CAN SAY IT DIFFERENTLY AND I DON'T MEAN THAT SARCASTICALLY, SOMETHING THAT WOULD SEND THE MESSAGE BECAUSE HONESTLY, THEY'VE BEEN TOLD REPEATED, THEY DO A GREAT JOB, WE HAVE A TON OF AWESOME EMPLOYEES.
IT'S NEVER ABOUT REPLACING OR ANYTHING, IF THAT WERE THE CASE, WE WOULDN'T STILL HAVE SEEN YOUR PROGRAM IN THAT OBS, I ASSURE YOU SO.
WE CAN TALK WHENEVER, BUT I'M ALL EARS ON HOW I CAN CONVINCE THEM THAT I'VE MEANT IT ALL 10 TIMES, I PROMISE.
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>> THIS COUNCIL, I THINK WE'VE SAID THAT SEVERAL TIMES, THAT NOBODY WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS.
>> I'M JUST TELLING YOU HOW THEY FEEL.
>> WE WERE UP THERE AND WE HAD A SNOW CONE THING THE DAY AND THEY'RE WORKING HARD.
NOW TO GET BACK TO THE SENIORS.
THE CONNECTIONS, THIS LAST ONE YOU JUST PUT OUT IN JUNE.
THERE'S NO DANCERS IN JUNE BEING MENTIONED IN THIS THING AND WE HAVE TWO IN JUNE.
IF YOU DON'T GET PEOPLE COME TO THEM IN JUNE, YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE A DANCE IN JULY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING THIS OR WHETHER IT'S INTENTIONAL OR WHETHER IT'S UNINTENTIONAL.
BUT [INAUDIBLE] YOU PEOPLE ARE HAMMER AND THE HECK OUT OF THE SENIORS IN A SENIOR CENTER.
REMEMBER, WE'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN PAYING TAXES FOR DECADES.
>> THAT PROBABLY WAS JUST A MISTAKE. [LAUGHTER]
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
NEXT, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT AND THAT WOULD GO TO CITY MANAGER STEFANOS.THANK YOU, COUNCIL. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON CONSENT.
THE FIRST TWO ITEMS ARE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, MAY 10TH REGULAR MEETING, MAY 17TH SPECIAL MEETING, AND THEN NUMBER 2 IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 GRANT APPLICATION FOR A PHARAOH 3D LASER SCANNER SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S BEING SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION.
SHOULD THE GRANT BE AWARDED, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASE OF THE PHARAOH 3D LASER SCANNER AND FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PHARAOH.
THE REASON THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TO AUTHORIZE THIS IS THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE A CITY EMPLOYEE THAT JUST TRIES TO BIND THE CITY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT OF TERESA PARSONS FOR TARRANT COUNTY AND SUSAN COLONIES, TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE COLLEGE DISTRICT TO THE BEDFORD TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE TOURS DISTRICT, WHICH IT'S ALSO CALLED, WAS CREATED ON OCTOBER 27TH, 2020 AND WE EXECUTED AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND SO THEY'RE ALLOWED TO APPOINT A MEMBER FOR EACH ENTITY.
THIS WILL CONSUMMATE THAT ARRANGEMENT.
TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD SUSPENDING THE JUNE 17TH, 2022 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANIES REQUESTED RATE CHANGE.
IT'LL GIVE US TIME TO STUDY THE REQUEST AND TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE RATES.
IT WILL APPROVE COOPERATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ENCORE TO HIRE LEGAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES AND TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COMPANY AND DIRECT ANY UNNECESSARY LITIGATION AND APPEALS.
FURTHER, IT FINDS THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
REQUIRING A NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE.
ON MAY 13TH, 2022, ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY FILED A REQUEST TO INCREASE SYSTEM-WIDE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION RATES BY AROUND $251 MILLION OR APPROXIMATELY FOUR-AND-A-HALF PERCENT OVER PRESENT REVENUES.
THIS ACTION WILL SUSPEND THAT RATE INCREASE SO IT CAN BE STUDIED WITH OUR ATTORNEY AND THE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN OUR COALITION.
THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND THE AMOUNT OF $59,747 AND THIS IS FOR PAVEMENT DATA COLLECTION SERVICES.
BASICALLY, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO A FULL ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF OUR CITY STREETS, WHICH HELPS PROVIDE DATA SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS ON WHAT ARE THE NEXT ROWS TO BE IMPROVED.
NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION, AMENDING THE PUBLIC ART POLICY TO FURTHER CLARIFY THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR WINNING ART SUBMISSIONS.
THE PUBLIC ART POLICY WAS ADOPTED IN FEBRUARY 2022 AND AS EXPECTED, THE DOCUMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND EVOLVE JUST AS THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WELL.
BASICALLY, THIS WILL AMEND THE LANGUAGE TO PROVIDE FURTHER CLARIFICATION IN THE QUOTE, UNQUOTE SELECTION PROCESS PORTION OF THE PUBLIC ART POLICY.
THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
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AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF CUBICLES AND ASSOCIATED OFFICE FURNITURE FOR CITY HALL BUILDING SEE ACROSS THE STREET FROM WRG THROUGH A PURCHASING COOPERATIVE OR INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT, AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $185,000 IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING MODIFICATIONS BY DFW DOUBLE D CONTRACTING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500.BUILDING C WAS PREVIOUSLY LEASED BY TXI, WHICH WAS ALSO KNOWN AS MARTIN MARIETTA, AND THEY USE IT AS A CALL CENTER.
BASICALLY, WHEN THEY LEFT, THEY EVENTUALLY TOOK THEIR FURNITURE AND WE HAVE CITY OFFICES OVER THERE THAT NEED TO HAVE FURNITURE.
THIS WILL AUTHORIZE MYSELF OR DESIGNATE EXECUTE CONTRACTS TO BRING THAT TO FRUITION.
THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT ITEMS AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? ITEM 7, DXI IS THE ONE PAYING FOR THE FURNITURE, BASICALLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE.
YES, WE STILL HAVE MONEY IN ESCROW FROM THEM. YES, SIR.
BASICALLY PAID FOR ALREADY? BASICALLY, YES, SIR. THIS IS JUST A PROPUBLICA EDIFICATION.
THIS IS ALL THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED BIDDING PROCESS, CO-OP WHAT HAVE YOU SO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, I NEED A MOTION.
MEAN PRO TEMPLE AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
COUNCIL. SECOND. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL AND STEVE'S AND EVERYBODY VOTE.
IT'S UNANIMOUS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
NEW BUSINESS IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER
[8. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Lot 10R1 Block 6 Bedford Meadows Addition, located at 2815 Central Drive, from Heavy Commercial (H) to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit/Indoor Amusement Center. (PZ-SUP-2022-500031) (Item was recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission by a vote of 6-0-0)]
AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 10, R1 BLOCK SIX, BEDFORD METALS ADDITION LOCATED AT 28, 15 CENTRAL DRIVE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL H TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND AMUSEMENT CENTER, PZ SQP 2022 500031 ITEM WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ONE.NOW WE HAVE AT THE PODIUM, MR. WES MORRISON, PLANNING MANAGER.
THANK YOU, MADAM, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS PROPERTY IS REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS REQUESTING AND SQP FOR THE INDOOR AMUSEMENT CENTERS SPECIFICALLY, THE REQUEST IS FOR A BUSINESS THAT PRIMARILY HAS A PARTY ROOM AND OTHER ROOMS FOR SPLATTERING PAINT ON CANVAS AND BREAKING GLASS AND ELECTRONICS.
THE LOCATION OF THE SITE IS THERE CENTRAL AND HARWOOD SHOPPING CENTER, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BIG LOT SHOPPING CENTER.
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO GO INTO IS CLOSER OR ITS NEXT DOOR TO CHECK HIS RESTAURANT AND ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
OTHER USES WITHIN THE SHOPPING CENTER INCLUDE BIG LOTS, DOLLAR GENERAL, TAX OFFICES, MARTIAL ARTS, AND THEN OTHER VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND A LAUNDRY FACILITY.
THE PURPOSE OF USE PERMANENT IS TO DETERMINE IF THE USE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA AND DESIGNED THAT WAY.
IN THIS CASE, THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY BUILT AND DESIGN THERE'S NO EXTERIOR CHANGES PLAYING TO THE SITE.
THE REAL QUESTION IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES, WITH INSIDE THAT SHOPPING CENTER AND THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT USES.
IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA WE'VE GOT A SINGLE-FAMILY TO THE SOUTH, DAYCARE AND OTHER RETAIL TO THE EAST, AND THEN OTHER RETAIL RESTAURANTS TO THE NORTH INTO THE WEST.
STAFF NOTIFIED EVERYONE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SIDE PROPERTY OWNERS, WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SITE, THAT INCLUDED 46 PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.
ALSO, I KNOW THAT TENANTS WERE NOTIFIED INSIDE.
THAT WASN'T DONE BY STAFF AND OR THE APPLICANT NOTIFY TENANTS INSIDE THE SHOPPING CENTER.
WE ALSO PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY AND WE ADVERTISED IN THE NEWSPAPER AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF FLORIDA VOTE.
MAJORITY OF THEIR CONVERSATION AT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CENTERED AROUND NOISE THAT COULD COME FROM THE POSSIBLE USE AND NOISE PROTECTION MEASURES THAT THE APPLICANT WAS PREPARED TO TAKE.
THE APPLICANT EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND WHAT THEIR PROPOSED METHOD OF NOISE CONTROL WOULD BE.
OTHER COMMENTS CAME UP WITH SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONICS AND GLASS.
THEN OTHER COMMENTS CAME UP WITH THE PARTY ROOM AS FAR AS ALCOHOL,
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FOOD, AND BEVERAGE BEING SERVED.WITH THAT, TONIGHT WE'LL CONDUCT OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
ALSO AT P&Z WHILE THEY DID NOT CHOOSE TO DO ANY CONDITIONS, THERE WERE CONDITIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED SUCH AS REQUIRING THE SOUNDPROOFING.
OTHER CONDITIONS INCLUDED LIMITING THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION.
BUT ULTIMATELY, P&Z DECIDED NOT TO PLACE ANY CONDITIONS ON THIS PROPERTY ON THIS REQUEST.
WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YEAH.
>> WESS, WHAT SOUND PROOFING YOU NEARLY TALKING ABOUT?
>> I'LL LET THE APPLICANT DISCUSS THAT IN DETAIL.
THEY'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WAS MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SHEET ROCK, INSULATION, AND METAL WITHIN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF A THICKER WALL ESSENTIALLY.
BUT THE APPLICANT DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WHAT THEY WERE PROPOSING.
AGAIN, P&Z DID NOT RECOMMEND ANY CONDITION ON THAT.
BUT IF COUNCIL SEES FIT, THEY CAN ADD THAT TO TONIGHT'S ORDINANCE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN IS NOISE AND SOUND CONTROL.
THERE'S A PROPER WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE HITTING THE WALLS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND WITH SLEDGEHAMMERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF THEY DON'T DO IT PROPERLY AND SEPARATE THAT WALL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TRANSMISSION AND VIBRATION GOING THROUGH THAT WALL INTO CHURCHES, RESTAURANT ON THE ONE SIDE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE TACO PLACE IS GOING TO EXPAND LATER, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM TOO.
I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
>> OKAY. I THINK THEY CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? THE APPLICANT WANT TO COME FORWARD.
>> MY NAME IS SUSAN POWELL WINTER AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, PHILIP WINTER.
>> AS FAR AS THE SOUNDPROOFING GOES, I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON IT.
THE SMASH ROOM WILL NOT BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF TETRIS KITCHEN.
THE WALLS FOR THE ROOMS, WILL NOT TOUCH THE EXISTING WALLS.
IT'D BE THE EXISTING WALL AND THEN A VACANT SPACE, INSULATION, AMONG ANOTHER FRAMED WALL.
ON TOP OF THAT WILL BE TWO LAYERS OF SHEET ROCK AND THEN ANOTHER LAYER OF METAL ON TOP OF THAT.
ON ALL THE COMMON WALLS AS WELL AS THE WALLS THAT ARE WITH INSIDE OUR OWN BUILDING.
I'M AGAIN, I'M GOING TO BE IN THE BUILDING THE WHOLE TIME AND I'M NOT WANT TO HEAR A WHOLE LOT OF LOUD NOISES EITHER.
THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY NOISES THAT AFFECT ANY OF THE BUILDINGS AROUND THEM INSIDE OR OUT.
>> MAY I ASK WHY THAT LOCATION IN ALL THE SHOPPING CENTERS [LAUGHTER].
>> WE LOOKED A LONG TIME TO FIND A BUILDING THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE WISE, IN A LOCATION THAT WOULD HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY AND A LOCATION THAT WOULD BE WELCOMING TO THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE AND I THINK BY HAVING SPLATTER AND SMASHED IT WOULD ALSO BRING ADDITIONAL CONSUMERS TO THAT STRIP CENTER.
THAT DOMAIN NOT NORMALLY GO THERE BEING THAT IT'S NORMALLY A DESTINATION TYPE BUSINESS, MORE SO THAN WALK-IN BUSINESS.
THERE WILL BE OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT TO THAT STRIP CENTER THAT MIGHT NOT NORMALLY GO THERE.
WE DID MEET WITH THE TACO PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL STATION AND THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT.
THEY ALSO SAID SINCE THEY PUT THE SPLATTER AND SMASHED THE WINDOW, THEY'VE HAD LOTS OF PEOPLE COMMENTING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT COMING TO THAT STRIP CENTER.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF HOW TO GET RID OF THE ELECTRONIC WASTE? BECAUSE I THINK DON'T THEY USUALLY SMASHED TVS AND THAT THING TOO.
>> ON A LIMITED QUANTITY OF VAST MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE GLASS UNLIMITED QUANTITY I'M PURSUING HAVING A RECYCLING SYSTEM WHERE EITHER I WILL TAKE MY ELECTRONIC WASTE TO PEOPLE OR THEY WILL COME AND PICK IT UP FROM US.
BUT IT WILL BE SEPARATED FROM THE GLASS AND THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WILL NOT GO INTO THE GENERAL TRASH DUMPSTER AT ALL.
>> WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED DUMPSTER SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR BUSINESS AND THAT'S WHERE OUR WASTE WILL GO AND THEN WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM THERE.
IT WON'T BE INTERMIXED WITH ANY OTHER RESTAURANT OR ANYTHING THAT SUCH NATURE.
JUST TO GET BACK TO THE SOUNDPROOFING, IF I MAY.
THE SOUNDPROOFING, ANYTHING THAT'S BROKEN, LIKE ELECTRONICS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT WILL BE BROKEN ON A TABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM, NOT AGAINST THE WALL.
ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE SMASHED AGAINST A WALL, WHICH IS A FLOATING WALL DESIGN, AS SHE EXPLAINED, WITH A GAP WITH A CINDER BLOCK WALL WITH INSTALLATION IN-BETWEEN, THEY WILL BE BROKEN ON MAYBE A CINDER BLOCK WALL, NOT THE COMMON WALL, SHEET ROCK WALL THAT WE SHARE WITH ANY BUSINESS TO OUR SIDES.
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>> THE WAY THAT THE ROOM IS DESIGNED IS THE SMASHED WALL WILL BE WITHIN OUR CONFINES OF OUR BUILDING. IT WILL BE THE BACK WALL.
THE EMPTY BUILDING IS HERE, TETRA CHICKENS IS OVER HERE, AND THE SMASH ROOM WILL BE HERE AND THEN THE BREAK PART WILL BE ON THIS SIDE.
THE ONLY THING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL WILL BE OUR STORAGE ROOM.
>> ARE YOU ALLOWING FOOD AND BEVERAGE OR WHAT IS THAT?
>> IF THERE'S ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE, IT'LL BE THE CONSUMERS BRINGING IN THEIR OWN SPECIFICALLY IN THE PARTY ROOM AREA.
WE LOOKED TO HAVE BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR THAT TYPE OF THING, ESPECIALLY FOR MOST COMMON WITH THE SPLATTER ROOM FOR CHILDREN AND STUFF.
THEY ARE WELCOMED TO BRING IN THEIR OWN FOOD AND BEVERAGES, BUT WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGES OURSELVES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? I GUESS WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC MEETING.
NOBODY'S GOT QUESTIONS. WELL, I'M GOING UP THE PUBLIC MEETING.
DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR PROS OR CONS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS OPENING? I GUESS IT'S NEXT TO CHETRA.
CHETRA IS RIGHT NOW IN-BETWEEN TETRIS AND DREAM TACO THAT THEIR COMPANY, AND THERE'S A SPACE BETWEEN THEM AND DREAM TACO.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR ANYBODY'S RUNNING TO THE MIC.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING.
[NOISE] COUNSEL, DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT AMONGST OURSELVES OR DO WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOTION ABOUT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WESS, IT'S SQP, SO CAN WE ADD THE FACT THAT THEY NEED A SEPARATE DUMPSTER TO DISPOSABLE ELECTRONICS?
>> YES, YOU CAN ADD THAT CONDITION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> OR WHAT ARRANGEMENT WITH SOMEONE TO DISPOSE OF THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> I AM TRYING TO THINK THE BEST WAY TO WORD THAT TO MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE.
I WOULD PROBABLY SAY EITHER AT THE TIME OF CO APPLICATION, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
THEY WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE STAFF WITH THEIR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PLAN.
HAS TO BE THROUGH REPUBLIC IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
IT HAS TO BE COORDINATED THROUGH REPUBLIC.
YOU COULD ADD THAT AS A CONDITION UNLESS BRIAN GIVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT?
>> NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT.
I WILL SAY THOUGH, THAT WE HAVEN'T EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR SOLID WASTE PICKUP.
BUT RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AREN'T NECESSARILY WASTE AND SO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO USE A DIFFERENT PROVIDER FOR THAT.
>> IF I CAN ADD PIGGYBACK ONTO THAT, I KNOW THAT STAFF TALK TO REPUBLICS REPRESENTATIVE TODAY ABOUT RECYCLED ELECTRONICS AND RECYCLABLE.
WE WERE INSTRUCTED THAT ONCE THE ELECTRONIC IS BROKEN, IT CAN'T BE RECYCLED.
THERE'S SOME TECHNICAL ASPECT OF THAT.
THAT'S WHY MAYBE A CONDITION WHERE DID THAT IN AGREEMENT COME BETWEEN REPUBLIC AND THE APPLICANT PROVIDED AT THE THOMAS CEO MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
>> WOULD THE APPLICANT BE OKAY WITH THAT?
I'M STILL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SOUND THING.
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO JUST THEM SAYING THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, IN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE BUSINESSES ALONG THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING PROFESSIONAL THAT WE NEED TO HAVE INSTALLED.
>> IF THE QUESTION OR THE ANSWER I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY IS THAT, AGAIN, AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD TO GET A BUILDING PERMIT, AND MAYBE WE COULD ADD THE CONDITION THAT THE SOUNDPROOFING BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
MAYBE WE CAN DO SOME RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
BRYN IS SHAKING HIS HEAD AT THAT, SO I THINK HE DIDN'T LIKE THAT, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY HARD TONIGHT SITTING HERE AND SAY EXACTLY WHAT THAT CONSTRUCTION WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT'S THE HARD THING.
WESTON AND I ARE NOT SOUND ENGINEERS, SO IF WE WANTED SOME TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN THERE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE TABLE THIS AND THAT WE SCRIPT IT IN ADVANCE SO THAT'S ADDED TO THE ORDINANCE.
[NOISE] IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE IT FULLY ARTICULATED IN THE ORDINANCE RATHER THAN SAY THE DECISION WHETHER YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW OR NOT IS UP TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL'S DISCRETION, BECAUSE THAT LEADS TO SOME DIFFICULT RESULTS IN TERMS OF ENFORCEABILITY.
>> I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SOUND SITUATION.
>> I THINK THE TIMING IS AWFUL FORTUITOUS FOR THE COUNCIL, THAT WE CAN [INAUDIBLE].
COUNCILMAN FARCO, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND INPUTS?
>> WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE THE DESIGN ON WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
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FROM WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, IT SHOULD WORK BECAUSE THEY'RE REMOVING THAT WALL FROM THE EXISTING WALLS.I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE THE VIBRATION AND THE NOISE GOING THROUGH THE WALLS ANYMORE.
BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE SOUND TRAVELING THROUGH THE BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LOUD IT'S GOING TO BE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ARE BREAKING GLASS IN A ROOM, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
IS THERE AN EXISTING FACILITY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE?
>> WE NEED YOU TO COME TO THE MIC TO TALK, BECAUSE IT'S ALL ON THE RECORD.
>> NOT THAT WE PERSONALLY OWN, THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST BUSINESS OFF THIS TYPE.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN TO OUR COMPETITORS AND WITNESSED THEIRS, AND WE FEEL THAT WE CAN OFFER A MUCH BETTER PRODUCT IN THE WAY OF SOUNDPROOFING THAN THEY OFFER.
BELIEVE ME, IT'S MY INTEREST TOO, I DON'T WANT MY NEIGHBORS MAD AT US AS SOON AS WE MOVE IN.
WE CAN'T EVEN OPERATE A RESTAURANT NOW BECAUSE OUR CUSTOMERS HERE WELL, THERE'S NOISE.
I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT THE TENANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SPACE WILL NOT BE DONE BY OURSELVES, WE FULLY INTEND TO HIRE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTORS.
WE WILL TELL THEM THAT WE NEED THIS SOUNDPROOF WALL TO BREAK THINGS AGAINST.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO ENVISION THAT, BUT I DON'T FORESEE IT BEING AN ISSUE.
>> [NOISE] I APPLAUD YOU BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE HAVE GOT A LOT OF STRESS AND FRUSTRATION TO USE YOUR FACILITIES.
[LAUGHTER]I, MYSELF COULD PROBABLY USE IT.
>> WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME. [LAUGHTER]
>> WHEN I'VE READ ABOUT THESE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT, WELL, THIS IS FASCINATING AND I'D NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE QUITE FRANKLY.
UP IN SYRACUSE, I NOTICED THERE WAS ONE THAT THEY OPENED IT UP IN A MALL, AND THREE MONTHS LATER THEY WERE CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS THE NOISE BECAUSE OF THE MALL WAS FASCINATING.
>> I THINK MOST OF THE ONES THAT I'VE WITNESSED DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF HAVING A CINDER BLOCK WALL THAT YOU'RE BREAKING AGAINST, NOT A SHEET ROCK WALL THAT YOU'RE SHARING WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.
IF THEY DO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, THE BEST THEY DO IS MAYBE PUT A PIECE OF PLYWOOD AGAINST THE WALL.
I KNOW AS SOON AS I MENTIONED THIS TO ANYBODY, THEY SAY, OH, YOU'RE GOING TO BREAK AGAINST OUR WALL.
NO, WE DON'T INTEND ON DOING THAT AT ALL.
THE BREAK ROOM AND THE WALL IN THAT BREAK ROOM WILL BE ON THE FAR SIDE, WHICH IS WHERE THE EXIT DOOR IS BASICALLY, AND THERE'S NOTHING COMMON ON THAT SIDE OF THE WALL.
THE PAINT ROOMS WILL BE ALONG THE SIDE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING BEING BROKEN IN A PAINT ROOM, IT'S SPLASHING PAINT ON CANVAS.
>> WHEN YOU BREAK THINGS, HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOUR PATRONS FROM GETTING HURT FROM THE FLY UP?
>> WELL, WE HAVE SPECIAL GEAR THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO PUT ON, AND INCLUDES A HEAVY DUTY JUMPSUIT THING, AND A HARD HAT WITH A FACE CARD, GLOVES AND THEY CAN GET [OVERLAPPING]
>> WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR BREAKABLES?
>> [OVERLAPPING] WELL, [NOISE] WE GET THEM BY DONATION, WE GET THEM BY ONLINE AUCTION.
>> WOULD YOU BE A DROP-OFF SPOT LIKE GOODWILL?
>> WOULD YOU BE A DROP-OFF SPOT LIKE GOODWILL? [OVERLAPPING]
>> MEANING WOULD I GET ITEMS FROM GOODWILL? NO.
>> OR WOULD YOU HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING THINGS OUTSIDE THE STORE SO THAT YOU WOULD [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS, BUT ALL DONATIONS MUST BE BROUGHT IN DURING OUR OPEN BUSINESS HOURS.
WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY DONATIONS COMING IN AFTER HOURS.
IF THAT'S BECOMING A PROBLEM, I WILL ADDRESS THAT SPECIFICALLY AND STOP ANY DONATIONS COMING IN THAT WAY.
>> EVERYTHING TO DATE THOUGH WE'VE PURCHASE AND WE PURCHASE AND BRING IT TO THE BUSINESS OR BRING IT TO OUR HOUSE.
>> JUST ON THAT QUESTION, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THE WALL UP AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE FLOOR, YOU REALIZE THAT, AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE OTHER ISSUES.
IS THIS ROOM GOING TO BE ENCLOSED WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE SMASHING?
>> YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROOM WITHIN A ROOM?
WE HAVE A ROOM THAT'S ENCLOSED AND WE WILL BUILD A WALL WITHIN THAT ROOM.
LIKE I SAID, WE WILL BE HIRING PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTORS TO DO THIS CONSTRUCTION FOR US.
I'M HOPING THAT THEY TAKE IN CONSIDERATION ANY FLOOR VIBRATION AS WELL.
>> WELL, DO YOU HAVE AN ACOUSTICAL CONSULTANT INVOLVED THAT'S GOING TO LET YOU KNOW THIS, OR ARE THERE ANY SPECS? I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT.
>> I HAVEN'T HIRED ANYBODY YET, I'M SORRY.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION OF BLAST FOR A MINUTE?
>> IF WE APPROVE THIS, WE WON'T SEE ANY PLANS AT ALL.
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THIS IS JUST APPROVAL AND IT WOULD GO RIGHT THROUGH.>> IT'LL GO TO BUILDING PERMIT.
>> AS BRYN SAID, THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN DO IS TABLE IT UNTIL WE REQUIRE MORE RESEARCH.
COUNCIL, ANYBODY GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY FASCINATING BUSINESS AND I THINK I WOULD PARTAKE, ESPECIALLY ON THOSE DAYS WHEN TEACHING BECOMES A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO GET THIS RIGHT.
WITH THAT, I'M IN FAVOR OF TABLING IT TILL WE GET SOME SPECIFICS DOWN.
NOT ONLY THE SOUNDPROOFING, BUT ALSO THE DISPOSAL PLAN.
THAT'S MY TWO CENTS. THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT A MOTION, SIR?
>> I'M ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE COUNCILMAN COGAN, AS A COUNCIL WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY OBVIOUSLY TO TRY AND GROW THE CITIES, TRY AND BRING BUSINESSES HERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE ONES THAT ARE HERE.
THERE'S A PLACE THAT I WILL OFTEN GO AND THEY SHARE A WALL WITH ANOTHER PLACE THAT [NOISE] THROWS PROJECTILES THAT HIT A WALL.
SOMETIMES YOU FEEL THAT, AND IT'S QUITE FRANKLY OFF PUTTING.
IF YOU ALL HAVEN'T BEEN TO CHETRA'S, YOU NEED TO GO.
THEN OF COURSE, NEXT DOOR, IT WILL BE THIS NEW TACO PLACE, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE AWESOME AS WELL.
I'M ON THE SAME SIDE AS COUNCILMAN COGAN WITH I THINK TABLING IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA, BUT THAT'S WHERE I AM.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE TABLING ASPECT, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? YOU'RE TABLING SOMETHING TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING MORE IN DEPTH, BUT I CAN'T LIE TO YOU THAT UNTIL I HIRE A CONTRACTOR.
>> YEAH. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE MORE RESEARCH EITHER ON YOUR PART OR THE CITY WILL RESEARCH AND TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER TO DO THIS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION, THE COMMON WALL WITH CHETRA'S KITCHEN WILL NOT BE THE SMASH ROOM, IT WILL BE THE PAINT SPLATTER ROOM.
SMASH ROOM WILL BE ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH RIGHT AT THIS POINT IS IN A VACANT UNIT, SO THERE WON'T BE THAT.
THE THINGS WILL NOT BE AT A COMMONWEALTH, THERE WILL BE A DEAD AIR GAP BETWEEN THE EXISTING WALL AND THE FIRST WALL WE BUILT IN SO THEY WILL NOT BE TOUCHING AT ANY POINT FROM [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> MOST OF THE CONCERN I HEAR FROM THE GENTLEMAN STEVE, IS THAT THE FLOW OF VIBRATION AND NOISE IS SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED THAT PERHAPS WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE JUST HOW PERTINENT THAT IS TO THIS REQUEST.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU'RE PROBABLY LAUGHING BECAUSE YOU'RE THINKING IT'S VERY PERTINENT.
>> I APOLOGIZE. MY DAD, WHO'S THE EXPERT IN NOISE AND SOUND CONTROL IS IN THE AUDIENCE.
HE'S LOOKING AT ME CHOMPING AT THE BIT, WANTING TO BE UP HERE TO CAREFULLY TO TALK TO YOU AND HE CAN'T.
>> OKAY. WELL, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO GET RIGHT TO, DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST OPEN IT UP AND HAVE PEOPLE MAD AT ME.
>> SEE, THAT'S HOW WE DON'T WANT EITHER.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY. [LAUGHTER]. IT'S A COMMON GOAL.
>> IT'S MY PROBLEM ALSO. [LAUGHTER] I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION AND THEN CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOU CAN DO A LITTLE RESEARCH AND EVEN TALK TO MR. FARCO'S FATHER.
[LAUGHTER] MAYBE HE CAN GIVE YOU SOME LEADS OR TELL HIM HOW TO GO ABOUT IT, BUT JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM.
>> OKAY. MR. GOGLI ALREADY SECONDS.
HIS BUTTON IS NOT WORKING IN SO MANY WAYS.
[LAUGHTER] MINE ISN'T WORKING EITHER.
>> THERE. DID MINE WORK? YEAH. OKAY. WE GOT UNANIMOUS, SO THE MOTION, IT'S ALL BEEN TABLED.
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF AND BRING IT BACK TO US AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU, SIR.
WHO IS THE STAFF I NEED TO WORK WITH?
>> WES MORRISON, RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NUMBER 9, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE 4 BOARDS,
[9. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 2 – Administration, Article IV. – Boards, Commissions and Committees of the City of Bedford Code of Ordinances; and seek Council direction on appointment process for advisory boards.]
COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES AND SEEK COUNSEL DIRECTION ON APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR ADVISORY BOARDS.THIS IS CITY SECRETARY MICHAEL WELLS.
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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] AND COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM AS TO ADOPT TO CHANGES TO THE CITY SPORTS COMMISSIONS OR DISCUSSED AT [NOISE] THE PREVIOUS MEETING, AS WELL SEEK COUNCIL DIRECTION APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS.
CHANGES IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE INCLUDE THE DELETION OF THE SECTION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION, RENAMING THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION TO THE BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD, AND THEN UPDATING THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS TO A MINIMUM OF SIX PER YEAR.
TWO OTHER CHANGES THAT WERE DISCUSSED ON A STAFF LEVEL, AND WE PUT AN END THERE FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, IS REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF BOTH THE BOARDS FROM 11 TO NINE.
THIS WILL MAKE THEM THE SAME NUMBER AS THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, AND ALSO IF IN THE FUTURE WE WANT TO HAVE ALL THE BOARDS COMMISSIONS BE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, THAT MEANS EVERYBODY CAN SIT UP AT THE DIAS.
RIGHT NOW THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION ONLY HAS SEVEN MEMBERS AND THE PARKS AND REC, I BELIEVE HAS EIGHT CURRENTLY.
THEN FURTHER AN ORDER MAYBE TO HELP COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO BOARDS.
POSSIBLY HAVE THEIR CHAIRPERSON SERVE AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER ON THE OTHER BOARD SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEND MEETINGS AND PARTICIPATE.
I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING ABOUT UPDATING THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARDS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION WANTING TO BE MORE IN AN ADVISORY ROLE.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK DAYS AND WORK A LOT OF EVENTS, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY NOTHING IN THEIR PURPOSE STATEMENT THAT SAYS THAT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR ANY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM, SO I DON'T SEE ANY REAL CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE ON THAT END.
THAT'S THE ORDINANCE ITSELF AND THEN WE WERE WANTING TO SEEK COUNSEL DIRECTION ON FILLING THE VACANCIES ON THOSE COMMUNITY TYPE BOARDS.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY OR DO WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER WHEN WE DO OUR NORMAL.
IN ALL HONESTY, THIS IS ABOUT THE TIME WE WOULD START TO BE RAMPING UP TO GET APPLICATIONS, AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE WE JUST WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME.
USE A STANDARD APPLICATION WE'VE USED IN YEARS PAST OR DO WE WANT TO ADD SOME MORE STUFF TO IT LIKE WE DID WITH THE QUASI JUDICIAL BOARDS.
IT WOULD BE ONLINE, SIMILAR TO WHAT THAT ONE WAS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT.
WITH THE INTERVIEWS, WE WANTED TO INTERVIEW THE CURRENT MEMBERS.
I'M SURE THE INTERVIEWS BE DONE ONE AT A TIME OR IN SMALL GROUPS.
THE LAST WHEN WE DID THE QUASI JUDICIAL BOARDS, WE DID INTERVIEW THE CURRENT MEMBERS, AND WE DID IT ONE-ON-ONE AND I THINK THAT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
IN THE LAST ORDINANCE, DID WE PUT THAT THERE WOULD BE A TERM LIMIT ON THE CHAIR PERSON?
>> IF WE'RE GOING TO SELECT CHAIR, I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE AGAIN BECAUSE SOME OF US ARE NOT AWARE OF WHO THEY ARE.
OKAY COUNSEL, I GUESS WE HAVE TO CHAT IT UP [LAUGHTER], SO ANY CONVERSATION YOU WANT TO HAVE ABOUT ALL THESE? MICHAEL REALLY NEEDS THESE QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR CERTAIN SO THAT HE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
THE FIRST ONE IS SHOULD THE APPOINTMENTS BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR WAIT UNTIL STANDARD SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME? WHY WAS IT SET FOR SEPTEMBER?
>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THEY CLEARED OUT THE BOARDS AND RESET EVERYTHING, THEY SET IT TO THE FISCAL YEAR AS OPPOSED TO THE CALENDAR YEAR, SO THAT'S WHEN WE MOVED THE PROCESS TO SEPTEMBER.
>> EVEN IF WE ASSIGN THEM NOW AND WE WANTED TO STICK TO THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, COULDN'T WE JUST EXTEND THEIR SERVICE FOR A FEW MONTHS?
>> YES. IT'S WRITTEN IN THERE THAT THEY BASICALLY HOLD OVER UNTIL SOMEBODY IS APPOINTED IN THEIR PLACE.
>> OKAY. FOR ALL INTENTS PURPOSES, IT'LL TAKE AT LEAST A MONTH PROBABLY TO GET THIS ALL ROLLING AND READY TO INTERVIEW, MAYBE EVEN TWO MONTHS.
>> SO IT'D BE AT LEAST AUGUST, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL STICK WITH SEPTEMBER.
>> BECAUSE THAT'S MY OPINION. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO ADD IN? SEPTEMBER OKAY?
>> GOT ONE QUESTION ANSWERED, MICHAEL.
QUESTION NUMBER 2, SHOULD THE STANDARD APPLICATION FORM BE USED? I THINK IT'S FINE, BUT THE ONLY THING IS IS THAT THE APPLICATION FROM THAT I REMEMBER THERE WERE SEVERAL CHOICES THAT THE PEOPLE COULD MAKE.
IT WAS LIKE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND YOU LOST INTEREST WITH THE FIVE, SO HOW ABOUT WE ONLY HAVE LIKE TWO OR THREE INTERESTS? AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE QUASI JUDICIAL ANYMORE INVOLVED, WE'VE REALLY JUST GOT PARKS, LIBRARY, BEAUTIFICATION, AND CULTURAL; ISN'T THAT IT?
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>> FOUR YES, FOR THE ADVISORY BOARDS, AND ONE BOARD THAT HAS GOT LOST IN THE SHUFFLE IS ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.
>> YES, IS ACTUALLY KIND OF BOTH.
IT'S GOT ADVISORY BOARD IN THE NAME BUT NO CHANGES WE MAKE TO THAT, BUT WE PUT THEM WITH THIS APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
>> YOU WERE GOING TO PUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER WITH THEM?
>> ANY OPINION ON THAT? [LAUGHTER] YOU ONLY NEED TWO PEOPLE?
>> YEAH, HOW MANY SPOTS ARE ON THAT?
>> THERE'S BASICALLY THREE PEOPLE.
THERE'S ONE RESIDENT AT LARGE, THERE'S A VETERINARIAN, AND THEN THERE'S SOME REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION.
>> ARE THEY FILLED? ARE ALL POSITIONS FILLED? OKAY. WE CAN PUT IT IN THERE.
PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLY AND THEN WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH ROOM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE QUESTIONNAIRE?
>> I SAY THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ONLY HAVE TWO SELECTIONS.
>> SELECTIONS, THAT'S WHAT I THINK TOO.
SHOULD CURRENT MEMBERS BE INTERVIEWED? I SAY YES.
EVERYBODY SAY YES, JUST TO FIND THE RIGHT CHAIR.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT? SHOULD INTERVIEWS BE DONE ONE AT A TIME OR IN SMALL GROUPS? WE COULD PROBABLY DO IT IN SMALL GROUPS IF THEY WERE ALL INTERESTED IN THE SAME TYPE OF COMMITTEE.
>> MAYBE LIKE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE.
>> YEAH. WELL, YOU PUT PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT'S SIMILAR AND THEY'LL PROBABLY PICK ONE AND TWO AS THEIR SPOTS.
BUT SEE CULTURAL PROBABLY OUGHT TO BE SEPARATED OUT.
ANIMAL SHELTER FOR SURE, SEPARATED OUT.
>> ANYBODY GOT A DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT? [LAUGHTER] OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> WHAT ABOUT THE ETHICS COMMISSION? WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT.
>> I APOLOGIZE. THAT SHOULD ALSO HAVE PROBABLY BE INCLUDED WITH THIS.
THAT IS ONE RESIDENT AND THE REST OF MEMBERS ARE THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE OTHER BOARD OF COMMISSIONS.
>> WE GOT RID OF ONE OF THE [OVERLAPPING] COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SO THAT CHAIRPERSON WOULDN'T BE ON AIR, SO WE'D HAVE TO ADJUST THE NUMBER.
>> WE HAVE VACANCY AS THE COUNSEL LIAISONS.
THERE IS NOW VACANCIES ON SEVERAL OF THEM; THE PARK'S BOARD, THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND 4B.
>> WE HAD ASSIGNED THAT IN SEPTEMBER, TYPICALLY TOO.
>> FOR THE COUNSEL LIAISONS, WE COULD DO IT.
USUALLY IT'S DONE RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION AND ONCE EVERYBODY IS SWORN IN, [OVERLAPPING] SO THAT'S CERTAINLY AN ITEM WE CAN BRING UP. [OVERLAPPING]
>> SHOULD WE WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION? [LAUGHTER] WE LIKE ELECTIONS IN BEDFORD.
>> SOMEBODY HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN COUNCIL PERSON [INAUDIBLE]
>> LET'S DO IT RIGHT AWAY THEN.
LET'S DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ASSIGN LIAISONS NEXT TIME.
>> CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE GOT EVERYTHING, I DON'T THINK WE WROTE.
DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ONE?
>> WHAT ABOUT, MOVING ALL THE BOARDS TO NINE PEOPLE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT AND ALSO DO?
>> WELL, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.
>> IT'S MOVING THE PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION TO NINE MEMBERS.
>> WELL, WHO WANTS TO DO THAT MOTION? [LAUGHTER]
>> IT'S ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF SO.
>> WE WOULDN'T BE ELIMINATING ANYBODY BECAUSE THERE'S VACANCIES ON THE ONES THAT WOULD BE MOVED DOWN TO NINE.
>> YOU WOULDN'T BE TAKING ANYBODY OFF?
>> NOBODY WOULD IT BE TAKEN OFF SIR.
>> NOBODY WOULD BE LOSING A SPOT.
>> CAN I DO THAT? MR. PARKER IS GOING TO ATTEMPT THAT THE MOTION.
EVERYBODY READY? IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.
>> ABOUT SECONDS AGO I WAS READY TO HIT THE BUTTON.
>> OKAY. [LAUGHTER] DON'T YOU WANT TO WORD IT? DO YOU WANT TO WORD IT MICHAEL?
>> NO, THAT'S FINE BECAUSE IT'S INCLUDED.
ALL THAT LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT ORDERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD ENOUGH. OKAY. WE'VE GOT THE SECOND EVERYBODY VOTE.
[BACKGROUND] IT'S UNANIMOUS SO MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CHERYL, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
[10. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with TranSystems Corporation Consultants (TranSystems) in the amount of $251,657.60 for the design of the Gregory and Bedford Court Additions Street and Utility Improvement Project.]
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION CONSULTANTS.[00:50:04]
TRANSYSTEMS AND THE AMOUNT OF 251,657.60 FOR THE DESIGN OF THE GREGORY AND BEDFORD COURT ADDITION STREET AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.>> GOOD EVENING. [BACKGROUND] THE FIVE-YEAR CIP THAT IT WAS ADOPTED BY THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY COUNCIL INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL STREETS IN THE GREGORY AND BEDFORD COURT ADDITIONS BEGINNING THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
THE STREETS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE SHOWN IN THE LOCATION MAP.
FOR CLARIFICATION, GREGORY AVENUE WAS REPLACED IN 2016 WHICH IS WHY IT IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT.
WATER LINES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE REPLACED RECENTLY HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME SANITARY, EXCUSE ME, SANITARY SEWER LINES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THE DESIGN CONTRACT.
FUNDING FOR THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE FROM THE 4B OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE FUND FOR THE SANITARY SEWER FOR A TOTAL DESIGN COST OF $251,657.60.
WE ANTICIPATE THE SCHEDULE FOR THE DESIGN TO BE PROBABLY NINE TO 12 MONTHS AND CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN EITHER LATE NEXT SUMMER OR EARLY IN THE FALL OF NEXT YEAR.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THIS WENT TO 4B BUT IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY WE PASSED A FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND SO THIS WAS ALL INCORPORATED IN THAT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT ALSO WENT BACK TO THE 4B FOR, A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO BEGIN THE ENGINEERING THIS FISCAL YEAR.
>> THIS IS STRICTLY ENGINEERING?
>> THAT TAKES ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE STREETS AND THE SEWER.
>> THERE'S NO WATER INVOLVED BECAUSE SWIFT TOOK CARE OF THAT YEARS AGO, THE WATER.
>> LET ME CLARIFY THE ENGINEERING DESIGN, SHOULD TAKE ABOUT NINE TO 12 MONTHS.
>> MUCH LONGER. THIS WAS PROMISED TO TAKE PLACE IN YEAR 2 OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN?
>> THEN WHEN WILL THE IMPROVEMENTS TAKE PLACE?
>> IT'LL BEGIN EITHER NEXT SUMMER OR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
>> OKAY. [BACKGROUND] UTILITY MAINTENANCE, THERE'S SOME OF THE MONEY COMING OUT OF THE UTILITY MAINTENANCE FROM, IS THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE SEWER INVOLVED?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT WILL COVER THE COST OF THE SANITARY SEWER DESIGN.
>> OKAY. ON YOUR MAP YOU HAD GREGORY HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. [LAUGHTER]
>> YES. IT IS THE NICEST STREET IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. [LAUGHTER]
>> THEY LOVE IT PROBABLY. THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE SO THEN IT'S JUST THE OTHER STREETS AROUND IT UP TO PIPELINE.
>> COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, THAT WAS EASY CHERYL.
[LAUGHTER] I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION.
>> MAY I PUT ON A MOTION FOR APPROVAL?
>> OKAY. MR. COGAN SECOND DRAFT SECOND.
[OVERLAPPING] MR. GOGLI WILL GET TO SECOND IT AND WE'LL ALL VOTE.
>> MINE WON'T WORK. IS YOURS WORKING? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I DID TOO BUT IT WON'T WORK.
>> THE VOTE IS FIVE TO ZERO. IT'S UNANIMOUS.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, LET'S SEE.
THIS WOULD BE ALSO, LET'S SEE.
CITY ELECTION. THIS WOULD BE MICHAEL WELLS. IS THAT CORRECT? CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
[11. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Bedford, Texas, ordering a special election to be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 for the purpose of electing a person to City Council, Place 1, with a term to expire May 2024; authorizing a contract for election services with Tarrant County; and establishing the dates and times for early voting for such election.]
THE CITY OF BEDFORD TEXAS ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON A SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A PERSON TO CITY COUNCIL PLACE 1 WITH THE TERM TO EXPIRE MAY 2024.AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH TARRANT COUNTY AND ESTABLISHING THE DATES AND TIMES FOR EARLY VOTING FOR SUCH ELECTION. MR. WELLS.
>> YES MA'AM AS YOU SAID THE SYSTEM FORMERLY ORDERED THAT SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY IN PLACE 1 FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 20TH.
FINALING FOR THE ELECTION WOULD BEGIN TOMORROW,
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JUNE 15TH AND RUN THROUGH MONDAY, JULY THE 11TH.EARLY VOTING WOULD BEGIN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE THIRD AND RUN THROUGH TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 16TH.
AS WITH PREVIOUS ELECTIONS STAFF RECOMMENDS AS WITH THE PREVIOUS SPECIAL ELECTION IN AUGUST STAFF RECOMMENDS HOLDING EARLY VOTING, WITH EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION VOTING AT THE BEDFORD LIBRARY.
IN ORDER NOT TO INTERFERE WITH SUMMER PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT EARLY VOTING BE HELD IN THE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AS IT WAS DONE DURING THE PRIMARY RUNOFFS EARLIER THIS YEAR, WITH ELECTION DAY BEING HELD IN THE SOUTH MEETING ROOM.
THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS SPECIAL ELECTION IS $24,000 BASED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S COSTS.
HOWEVER THERE ARE SAVINGS WITH THE MAY ELECTION THAT WOULD HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE COSTS.
I GUESS ALL WE NEED ON THIS IS A MOTION.
>> [LAUGHTER] MR. COGAN JUST SECONDED IT AND LET'S VOTE.
THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS, FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU, MR. WELLS.
[NOISE] NUMBER 12 IS COUNCILMAN COGAN.
[12. Update and discussion of Bedford’s signature festival. **This item requested by Councilmember Cogan.]
HE WANTS AN UPDATE AND DISCUSSION OF BEDFORD SIGNATURE FESTIVAL AND HE'S REQUESTED IT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, SO MR. COGAN.>> THANK YOU MEMBER PRO TEM WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE ON OUR LAST STRATEGIC SESSION ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I REMEMBER WE DISCUSSED THIS, WANTED TO NAIL DOWN IDEAS ABOUT BEDFORD SIGNATURE FESTIVAL, WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WHAT DOES INCLUDE? WE HADN'T HEARD ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE, SO I WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE, SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT AND WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THIS FESTIVAL THAT WE HAVE.
I KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO HAVE IT IN CONJUNCTION AS GENERATION PARK OPENS UP SO JIMMY, IF YOU WILL.
BASICALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN MENTIONED, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK AT THE NEXT ONE ABOUT IT.
BASICALLY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF GENERATIONS PARK ON OCTOBER 22ND, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN FLUCTUATE AND SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN TERMS OF PLANNING OR COUNTING ON WHATEVER VERB YOU WANT TO USE IS TO HAVE A CELEBRATION, BASICALLY TO CELEBRATE THE NEW PARK.
THE SIGNATURE EVENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET COUNSEL FEEDBACK, WE WANT TO VET IT.
THE THING IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, OBVIOUSLY WITH A LOT OF BANDS, A LOT OF COORDINATION, THEN IT TAKES A WHILE TO BOOK THINGS IN ADVANCE AND NOT JUST LOGISTICALLY, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE.
IF WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN THE DATES GOING TO BE, LIKE SAY WE SAY IT'S GOING TO BE THE END OF OCTOBER AND THERE IS SOME SUPPLY ISSUES AND IT SLIPS TO NOVEMBER.
IT'S EASIER FOR A CELEBRATION TO CALL AN AUDIBLE THEN THIS EVENT WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ALREADY IN MOTION, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE COUNCIL DIRECTION.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT NEXT WEEK WE CAN TALK ABOUT NOW OBVIOUSLY, BUT I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT AND IT WILL BE A YEAR AND PART OF IT IS JUST WHAT GENERATIONS PARK.
THAT'S THE MAIN PLACE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S TOTALLY ACCESSIBLE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ABSOLUTELY YOU DID AND GIVEN THAT MAYOR BONE IS NOT HERE, I DON'T THINK WE WERE PROBABLY IN A PLACE TO HAVE A FULL IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
TODAY, WE CAN SAVE THAT DISCUSSION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION BUT THANK YOU JIMMY FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
LIKE I SAID, I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT OR HAVE EVEN MADE IT PUBLIC AND I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS OUT THERE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, MOSTLY BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION, NOTHING WAS GOING ON OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT.
>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I APOLOGIZE.
I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN A REPORT BEFORE NOW, SO I'M SORRY FOR NOT DOING SO, BUT I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL OR DISCUSSION? WELL, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION ON THAT.
[LAUGHTER] CITY MANAGER REPORT OR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS GOT ANY REPORTS? CITY MANAGER.
[14. City Manager/Staff Reports]
>> THANK YOU AND ANDREW IS HERE ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY, AS MENTIONED, WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES THAT REQUIRES A GARAGE SALE PERMIT.
BASICALLY WE CHARGE RESIDENTS $10.
WE BUY THE SIGNS, THEY HAVE TO COME PICK UP THE SIGN FROM US AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF BUSY WORK INVOLVED AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT, MEANING THAT IT'S ALMOST LIKE BUSY WORK WITHOUT A REAL BENEFIT.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK IS TO ELIMINATE THE PERMIT ELIMINATE THE FEE.
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RESIDENTS CAN USE THEIR OWN SIGN.WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THAT FREQUENCY AND THE DURATION OF THE GARAGE SALES.
BUT I'LL JUST MAKE IT A LOT EASIER BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, LITERALLY SOMEONE WILL COME IN AND THEY'LL PAY AND WE'VE ALREADY GONE AND SECURED THE SIGNS BUT THEN WE'VE GOT TO FILL OUT ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEN WE DO A REPORT BECAUSE WE'RE THE GOVERNMENT OF ALL THE GARAGE SALES.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT.
THE ONLY TWO CITIES NEARBY THAT'S STILL DO IT ARE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND EULESS.
NOT THAT THAT MATTERS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT ON HER OWN IN A BAD WAY ON.
WE WANT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK AND ANDREA IS HERE AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INITIAL THOUGHTS WERE WHEN THIS WAS IMPLEMENTED.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A MINISCULE AMOUNT OF MONEY SO IT WASN'T TO BE A CASH COW, BUT MAYBE IT WAS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE DIDN'T HAVE A GARAGE SALE EVERY DAY, BUT WE CAN STILL DO THAT WITHOUT THIS FORMAL PROCESS.
>> HOW WOULD YOU KEEP THEM FROM HAVING A CONSTANT GARAGE SALE?
>> ANDREA, OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE.
ESSENTIALLY, OBVIOUSLY, WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT USUALLY INFORM US OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
A LOT WOULD BE COMPLAINT DRIVEN, BUT ALSO WE'RE TALKING TO OUR CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OFFICERS AND ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A FLEX SCHEDULE SO THAT WE'VE GOT SOME ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY ON SATURDAYS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AND CERTAINLY THIS WOULD BENEFIT THAT GROUP WHERE WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE THINGS AND MONITOR THAT SITUATION.
IF WE HAD OFFICERS ON DUTY ON THE WEEKENDS, WE COULD TRACK SIGNAGE, SEE IF IT'S EXCESSIVE AND TRACK THINGS THAT WAY.
A LOT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE HONOR SYSTEM, BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF SOMETHING DOES GET EXCESSIVE, IT WOULD TYPICALLY COME TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> I AGREE. I THINK IT IS A LABOR-INTENSIVE.
I'VE HAD MY OWN GARAGE SALE AND I THOUGHT THIS IS GOOFY, BUT I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE A TRACKING METHOD.
>> BUT STILL THERE'S THOSE PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT PERMISSION ANYWAY. YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> INSTEAD OF US DOING THE SIGNS, WHY DON'T WE JUST STILL REQUIRE THEM TO FILL OUT THE PERMIT AND GO FROM THERE.
AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE BECAUSE STAFF WOULD AT LEAST KNOW WHAT AREA OF TOWN THAT GARAGE SALES RAN.
>> CORRECT. THAT IS CERTAINLY AN OPTION AS WELL.
IF WE'RE NOT QUITE READY TO LET IT COMPLETELY GO, WE CAN STILL CERTAINLY PROCESS THE PERMIT.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO COLLECT A FEE FOR IT.
WITH OUR NEW PERMITS SYSTEM, YOU WOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE VIRTUALLY NO STAFF HANDS-ON THAT WHATSOEVER.
THE PERMIT WOULD COME THROUGH, THEY'D ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS, THEY WOULD BE PROCESSED.
THEY COULD USE THEIR OWN SIGNAGE.
AGAIN, ALL THE RULES WOULD STILL BE IN PLACE AS FAR AS HOW MANY SIGNS AND TIMES OF POSTING AND HOW LONG THE SALE CAN GO ON.
WE WOULD HAVE A FINITE TRACKING MECHANISM THAT WAY, BUT WE WOULD RELEASE THE FEE AND THE SIGN REQUIREMENT THAT IT HAS TO BE A CITY ISSUED SIGN.
THAT'S WHAT CREATES PEOPLE HAVING TO COME IN AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE TRAFFIC AT OUR COUNTER FOR GARAGE SALE PERMITS, IT'S TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT'S NO PROBLEM. AT LEAST WE'LL KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. THAT'S THE THING.
>> CORRECT. IF YOU'RE NOT QUITE READY TO LET GO, THAT IS CERTAINLY AN OPTION AND MAYBE A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT AND SEE HOW IT GOES, WE COULD DO THAT.
>> WOULD IT BE AN ONLINE APPLICATION SO THEY WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO COME IN?
>> QUICK QUIZ. YOU SAID, THE ONLY TWO CITIES AROUND US ARE EULESS AND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, THAT REQUIRES THIS.
COLLEGEVILLE AND GRAPEVINE, HEARST.
>> SOUTHLAKE. [LAUGHTER] SOUTHLAKE DOESN'T REQUIRE.
YOU CAN JUST HAVE ONE EVERY DAY AT SOUTHLAKE [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. CITY. HOW DO THEY MONITOR IT OR DO THEY NOT?
>> THEY ALL STILL HAVE VERY SIMILAR REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ABOUT US.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THEY OPERATE VERY MUCH ON AN HONOR SYSTEM OR A COMPLAINT SYSTEM IF SOMEONE'S EXCEEDING WHAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE.
>> I'M SURE YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH SURROUNDING AREAS ALL THE TIME.
>> WE HAVE NOT HEARD THAT THERE'S BEEN ISSUES.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA THAT COUNCIL FARCO PRESENTED WHERE YOU WOULDN'T COLLECT A FEE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN UP SO YOU'D HAVE THE RULES OF WHERE YOU COULD PUT THE SIGNS.
YOU CAN'T PUT THEM ON YOUR NEIGHBOR'S LAWN OR OUT IN THE MEDIAN OF THE CITY.
JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS MAYBE ONLINE WHERE TO JUST READ THE RULES AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT.
>> AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE RULES THAT WE HAVE COULD CERTAINLY STAY IN PLACE THAT WOULD RESTRICT THOSE THINGS.
WE WOULD JUST HAVE A TRACKING MECHANISM.
ABSOLUTELY, WE COULD MAKE THEM SIGN AS THEY APPROVE AND RUN THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THEY COULD CERTAINLY SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO UNDERSTANDING THOSE RESTRICTIONS.
>> ARE THEY RESTRICTED BY HOW MANY TIMES THEY CAN SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION?
>> YES. WE ALLOW FOUR PER YEAR.
>> THAT'D BE GOOD. NOW, I AGREE WITH THAT.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO LET GO COMPLETELY YET BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST WHERE PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY RUNNING A BUSINESS OUT OF THEIR HOME.
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I THINK HAVING AN IDEA OF WHERE THEY ARE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IT ONLINE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN ONLY HAVE FOUR A YEAR.THAT'S THE WAY WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO ABOUT THIS.
>> WE ENVISION IT, I'M ASSUMING AGAIN, RULES DON'T USUALLY COME ABOUT BASED ON NOTHING.
THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A PURPOSE BEHIND THIS AND WHERE IT CAME FROM SO NOT A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER.
WE WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT THEN WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PERMIT SYSTEM, BECAUSE THAT AT THAT SAME TIME, IT WOULD MAKE IT VERY SEAMLESS AND WE WOULD JUST SHIFT OVER TO AN ONLINE PERMIT AT THAT POINT.
>> I THINK YOU'VE GOT AGREEMENT.
THANKS, ANDREA. I THINK THAT'S, JIMMY DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> NO, MA'AM. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
>> DO WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BRENT? COUNCIL IS GOING TO LEAVE THE MEETING RIGHT NOW AND GO OFF DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE'LL BE BACK AND TAKE ACTION NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE.
>> WHAT I HAVE TO READ WHAT I DO.
>> YOU NEED TO HAVE A REASON WHY WE'RE GOING.
>> I DO. TO CONVENE AND THEN CLOSE SESSION IF TIME PERMITS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING DRAINAGE ISSUE, A CONTRACT WITH A&M CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITIES.
HARWOOD ROAD FIRST CITY LIMITS TO BEDFORD SHIRE WATER SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS AND B, PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES.
IF WE TAKE ANY ACTION MOBILE BACK.
THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE'RE READY FOR ADJOURNMENT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GAGLIARDI. DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> MR. COGAN CAME THROUGH SO EVERYBODY VOTE UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANKS, SCOTT. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.